Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
A maker of exemplary European ceramics for hundreds of years, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres has produced porcelain of the highest quality since 1740.
The factory enjoyed royal patronage from its earliest days, and its most prominent patrons in the late 1700s — King Louis XV of France and his mistress, Madame de Pompadour — commissioned some of the period’s most elegant and striking pieces (only the truly wealthy could afford porcelain at this time). The company was originally established in Vincennes but was moved at the request of Madame de Pompadour, in 1756, to Sèvres, near Versailles, so that its operations would be closer to her château.
Sèvres became a mighty and much-revered factory working under a special grant from King Louis XV — the company’s owner as of 1759 and whose abundance of orders for special state gifts put financial strain on the company. Madame de Pompadour is said to have commissioned Sèvres to create an entire indoor garden of porcelain botanicals, for example.
While Sèvres gained a sterling reputation for its soft-paste porcelain wares, the company was late in entering into the production of hard-paste porcelain.
Hard-paste porcelain is the most common type of Chinese porcelain, then a widely exported and profitable product that was not made in Europe until the 18th century. The resources at Sèvres were largely relegated to meeting the demands of Louis XV, and secondly, it did not acquire the secret formula for hard-paste porcelain until 1761. Until it obtained the coveted secrets behind hard-paste porcelain from a chemist named Pierre-Antoine Hannong — and, years later, gained access to the elusive raw materials to make hard-paste porcelain — Sèvres produced soft-paste porcelain for decades that was widely celebrated but is comparatively a far weaker type as opposed to the hard-paste productions of the company’s rival, Meissen, in Saxony, the first to produce true porcelain outside of Asia.
The artisans at Sèvres applied the rarest and most difficult-to-produce colors to their decorative objects and dinner services. One such color, the bright bleu de roi, became the manufacturer’s signature shade and is found on many of their objects. Sèvres also experimented with rarely glazed or unglazed works that bore no decoration at all — bisque porcelain, French for “biscuit,” refers to unadorned white porcelain sculptures made at Sèvres that resemble white marble after being kiln-fired.
Sèvres marks were applied over the glaze or rendered with cuts by a sharp tool — authentic Sèvres porcelain is most commonly marked with two interlaced Ls that are painted in blue and enclose a third letter. Painters and potters were tasked with affixing marks to record their role in the creation of a particular piece, and as a lot of these artisans’ names are recorded in archival factory materials — and there is also much to be learned at the Sèvres museum — it’s likely that you can accurately identify your Sèvres piece.
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Creator: Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Antique Pair French Sèvres Pink Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Urns Vases Centerpiece
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair of French Sevres Soft Paste Enameled Porcelain and Ormolu Twin Handle Table or Mantle Urns of traditional urn form and of outstanding quality, and good size proportions...
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19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
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Ormolu
Pair of Sevres Hand Painted Turquoise Porcelain Lidded Urns
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a pair of Sevres hand painted porcelain turquoise lidded urns. Both of them are depicting in the front a sea shore fishermen scenes. In one, a group of fishermen are preparing a sailboat and in the other one, they are pulling the net. The back are adorned with some gilt fishing tools and baskets with foliages. Both scenes are golden framed with scrolls of acanthus and flowers beside them. Gilt white concave long oval shaped rings alternated with gilt foliages and shamrocks decorate the necks of the urns. The same pattern are repeated in the lids, but no white color in the center. The bell shaped lids ended with pinecones finials. A mix of scrolls and Greek keys serve as handles. The round bases are also decorated with gilt foliages. The Sevres hallmark appears in the lids and below the bases. One of the urn’s painting...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
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Porcelain
Antique Pair French Sèvres Pink Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Urns Vases Centerpiece
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair of French Sevres Soft Paste Enameled Porcelain and Ormolu Twin Handle Table or Mantle Urns of traditional urn form and of outstanding quality, and good size proportions...
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19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
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Ormolu
Sèvres Porcelain Vase from the 'Camaïeu Carmin' Service of Fontainebleau
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This small but elegant Sèvres porcelain vase boasts an impressive provenance, being part of the 'Camaïeu Carmin' service originally made in 1757 for Louis XV for his Château de Fonta...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
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Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century French Sevres Gilt Metal and Painted Porcelain Covered Urns
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a mantel or a console with this elegant pair of porcelain and gilt metal Sèvres urns. Created in Paris, France, circa 1880, each colorful vase sits on a round gilt base deco...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
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Metal
19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Pink Sevres Lidded Vase
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Lisbon, PT
A beautiful antique decorative pink porcelain Sèvres urn with a hand-painted background of a lovers scene.
In the back there is a scene of a bouquet of flowers. Mounted Bacchus/ Dionysus bronze...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Blue Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Sèvres Urns Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a mantel or a console with this important pair of porcelain and bronze Sèvres urns. Created in Paris, France, circa 1870, each impressive vase sits on a square bronze base w...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
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Bronze
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain & Ormolu Lidded Urns
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu lidded urns. The pair of urns are raised on square Ormolu bases supported by topie shaped feet. The e...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
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Ormolu
Antique French Sevres Porcelain Celest Blue Gilt Trembleuse Chocolate Cup Saucer
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning French sevres soft paste hand decorated Rich Celeste Blue Porcelain lidded Chocolate Cup of museum quality, complete with its original undertray and dome cover with a leafy ...
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19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Pair 19th Century Monumental Antique Sevres French Porcelain Ormolu Urns 1860
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Portland, OR
An exceptional & monumental pair of antique Sevres style porcelain & ormolu handpainted lidded urns, circa 1860.
Each urn having a cobalt ...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Sevres France Hand Painted Porcelain Bronze Mounted Large Covered Urn
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Gardena, CA
Sevres France Hand Painted Porcelain Bronze Mounted Large Covered Urn
Sevres France hand painted porcelain bronze mounted large covered urn, 4th ...
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19th Century French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
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Porcelain
Art Deco Vases Red Ceramic and Bronze Paul Milet for Sèvres, 1920
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of French red ceramic Art Deco vases or urns with dark red glaze and bronze decorations. Paul Milet (1870-1950) son of Optat Milet. France 1920.
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
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Bronze
Pair Antique French 'Sevres' Red Porcelain Gilt Bronze Pot Pourri Urns 1804-1809
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Portland, OR
Pair of Antique French 'Sevres' porcelain lidded pot pourri and gilded bronze lidded urns, 1804-1809.
The urns having a rich red ground with gilded panels, the domed lids with gilded bronze eagle...
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Bronze
20th Century French Bronze and Sevres Porcelain Vase, 1900s
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice early 20th century French porcelain vase from the famous Sevres manufacture in the 1900s. Beautiful flowers and golden details.
The bronze part is removable. There is als...
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Early 1900s French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Bronze
Antique Pair French Gilt Porcelain Vases or Urns En Grisaille Lover Scenes 19ct
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning pair of unusual hand painted glazed porcelain lidded vases of bulbous outline, of Continental origin, possibly one of the factories in the Sevres region in France. Last half...
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19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain & Ormolu Lidded Urns
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely decorative true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres porcelain and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square ormolu base with concave corners, decorated with fitted decorative interlocking designs and a fine wrap around beaded band. The beautifully shaped vase displays a lovely lightly curved design decorated with exceptional wonderfully executed hand painted floral designs and striking gold tooled patterns. At the center is a circular reserve with a charming finely detailed cherub holding flowers amidst a ribbon flanked by beautiful cornucopias and lovely foliate designs set on a striking gold tooled background. Impressive scrolled acanthus leaf ormolu handles lead up each side with unique berries and lovely beaded trim centering the elegantly curved neck with a most decorative mottled and beaded wrap around band at the rim. Above is the stunning crown shaped removable lid with additional lovely gold tooled foliate designs and a majestic floral finial above. Also finished inside and all original gilt throughout.
André Rivaud...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Lidded Urn
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and ormolu lidded urn signed Sèvres. The urn is raised by a circul...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Ormolu
Petite Sevres Porcelain and Bronze Ormolu Mounted Urn Vase
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a very old gilt and pale pink background urn depicting a continuous hand-painted scene of a lady sitting in a pastoral landscape holding her fan and observing nature. In the ...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Large Scale Neoclassical Ormolu Sèvres Urn
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
A palatial 19th Century French ormolu mounted Sèvres urn, exemplifying the elegant Neoclassical style crafted from the finest hard-paste porcelain, also kno...
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1820s French Neoclassical Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Sevres Gilt Bronze & Porcelain Urns
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Atlanta, GA
French “Manufacture de Porcelain de Sevres” and Victor Paillard (French 1805-1886), mid to late 19th century. Pair of blue ground floral decorated porcelain urns, painted by Charles ...
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1860s French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Lidded Urn
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Sèvres porcelain and ormolu lidded urn signed Sèvres. The cobalt blue urn is raised by an ...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage 19th Century Palace Size Sevres Covered Urn
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage antique 19th century Sevres Porcelain covered urn is masterfully hand painted & depicts an elaborate woodlands scene featuring a young maiden positioned on a swing festo...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Artist Signed Sevres Urns
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Bronx, NY
This fine pair of circa 1850s Sevres urns is signed by the artist Baston. The covered urns are beautifully hand painted & depict romantic scenes of courtshi...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Sèvres Palace Porcelain Urns
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New Orleans, LA
These bronze-mounted Sèvres porcelain urns are monumental in both size and quality and feature the renowned manufactory’s signature deep cobalt blue glaz...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Large Antique Sevres Cobalt-Blue Ormolu Mounted Covered Urn
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large and unusual 19th century French Sevres gilt bronze mounted covered urn / vase of tapering ovoid form in cobalt-blue ground. Bearded man with horns ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage Early 19th Century Sevres Napoleanic Covered Palace Size Urn
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage palace size Sevres porcelain covered urn is elaborately hand painted with a historical scene of Napoleon on horseback on the battlefield with his troops. The artist, Desprez painted this colorful detailed painting surrounding the entire body of this huge urn...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Porcelain
French Serves Painted Rams Head Bronze Mounted Lidded Vase, Centerpiece or Urn
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Stamford, CT
French Sevres painted ram's head bronze mounted lidded vase. This wonderfully detailed vase has been professionally cleaned on a revolving base with fine doré bronze mounts. Artist a...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Bronze
Antique Pair of ‘Sèvres’ Ormolu Mounted Vases and Covers, 1860
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Southall, GB
A pair of fine quality Napoleon III Sèvres ormolu-mounted porcelain vase, 1860. The gilt pinatum finial mounted lids above bodies with jeweled panels painted with four individual por...
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19th Century French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Porcelain Garniture
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Henri Picard
Located in London, GB
With its exquisite paintings of putti playing sports in Arcadian landscapes, this ‘bleu celeste’ garniture demonstrates the exceptional beauty and high-quality craftsmanship of Sevre...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Overscale Antique Sèvres Porcelain Urn Vases in Cobalt Blue with Gilt Accents
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Miami, FL
Overscale antique Sèvres Porcelain urn vases in cobalt blue with gilt accents
Offered for sale is a striking pair of overscale cobalt blue handled Sèvres Porcelain urn vases with ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Sèvres Blue Porcelain Urn on Gilt Bronze Plinth
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
This beautiful urn (or vase) was crafted in 1875 by the famous Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory. The urn exhibits the fine detailing and gilding that Sèvres Porcelain was renowned for in the 18th and 19th century. The inside of the urn is signed, ‘S.73’, ‘DECORE A SEVRES/ RF/ 75’.
The conical porcelain urn has been painted a speckled royal blue colour and decorated with parcel gilt, navy floral motifs. The body is ornamented around its base with stylised leaf forms, and its centre features a large painting of a flower. Navy porcelain...
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1870s French Neoclassical Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of Large Antiques French Ormolu-Mounted & Painted Pair of Sèvres Porcelain
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of large 19th century French Sevres ormolu-mounted and painted vases.
Each in baluster form with large ormolu mounts. The body finely painted depicting a typical landscape....
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Art Deco Blue Ceramic Vases or Urns Paul Milet for Sèvres France, 1925
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant pair of blue Art Deco ceramic vases or urns by Paul Milet for Sèvres.
The vases have bronze decorations with a silver patina. They are signed with the artists initials and m...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Bronze
Antique Pair French Sèvres Style Porcelain Gilt Mounted Urns Vases Centerpieces
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Imposing and Stunning Pair French Sevres style Soft Paste Hand Decorated pale yellow ground Porcelain and gilt mounted twin swan neck scroll...
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19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Sevres Cobalt & Ormolu Louis XIII Hunt Scene Vase & Cover
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Sevres Cobalt & Ormolu Louis XIII Hunt scene vase & cover
France, circa 1880-1900
Standing 32-Inches high, this magnificent highly detail...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Pair of French Sevres Celeste Blue Porcelain Urns with Gilt Ormolu
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Milford, NH
A fine pair of French Sevres Celeste Bleu porcelain urns with a polychrome hand painted oval cartouche on each featuring the bust of a wo...
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19th Century French Antique Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Urns
Materials
Ormolu
Manufacture Nationale De Sèvres urns for sale on 1stDibs.
Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres urns are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres urns, although gold editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original urns by Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres were created in the Louis XVI style in france during the 19th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider urns by and Ferdinand Barbedienne. Prices for Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres urns can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $721 and can go as high as $285,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $7,500.
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